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- New translation of 'Aeneid' restores Virgil's wordplay, in original meter (Cornell News Service)
The Roman poet Virgil spent the last 11 years of his life writing "Aeneid," an epic poem of a hero's journey from Troy to Italy, styled on Homer's "Odyssey" and "Iliad."
- Artistic Home team takes Bait (Chicago Sun-Times)
John Mossman still laughs when he recalls the moment in 1986 when he first encountered Kathy Scambiatterra. "I was at a fellow actor's house having my hair cut, and this woman with a huge head of hair came screaming into the room and told me to shut up," he said.
- Calendar (Easton Journal)
Friday, May 23 Hockomock Film Club presents ‘Wild Strawberries.’ 7 p.m., Carriage House at Sheep Pasture, intersection of Route 138 and Main Street, Easton. All are welcome.
- Calendar Event Listings 5-21-08 - City Pulse
City PulseCalendar Event Listings 5-21-08City Pulse, MI - 7 minutes agoPoetry reading. Second graders from Fairview Elementary will read from their own chapbooks. 6:30 pm FREE. Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., ...
- A Welcome Retreat From Summer Excess (The New York Sun)
When summer gets to be too much work — battling traffic in the Hamptons, entertaining or being a houseguest, dealing with gardeners, cooks, and repairmen — it's a good time to book a few days at the Mayflower Spa in quiet Washington Depot, Conn. The destination spa, located on the grounds of the Mayflower Inn, offers the best of summer with none of the hassle. It operates year-round, but when ...
- Vietnamese play received in New York - Thanhnien
American audiences had a rare opportunity to witness experimental Vietnamese theater when Nguoi dan ba that lac (The Missing Woman) was performed by an all-Vietnamese cast at New York’s West-End Theater last month. The Missing Woman, performed in ...
- 'Fugitive Pieces': A book to be remembered for a lifetime - Owen Sound Sun Times
'Fugitive Pieces': A book to be remembered for a lifetimeOwen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 2 hours agoAuthor Anne Michaels is best known as a poet, writer of several award-winning collections of poetry. "Fugitive Pieces" is her first, and, as far as I know, ...
- Literary Calendar - The Gazette (Montreal)
Literary CalendarThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 2 hours agoYiddish Café celebrates Israel@60, with Yiddish poetry and song, 8 pm at the Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine Rd. Cost is $5 for JPL members ...
- All the Sad Young Literary Men (New York Review of Books)
Something in reference to a man who subscribes to an agency for "clippings," to send him everything "that appears about him"— and finds that nothing ever appears. That he never receives anything.
- Review: The Stone Angel - Canada.com
Relax, all you Grade 12 literary slackers. You don't have to read the book anymore. Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel has been turned into a movie, and though it's not high art, it's a journeyman effort that captures the basic plot points and ...
- Poetry and prose writers invited to share work (Salina Journal)
Local and regional writers of poetry and prose are invited to share their work at the quarterly Open Microphone for Writers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Salina Public Library's Community Learning Center, 308 W. Elm. Listeners also are welcome.
- A true 'Treasure' (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! "Treasure Island," sets sail today at Iroquois Amphitheater.
- Bandwagons that even you may have jumped on - ESPN.com
Stoked by the popularity of Michael Jordan, the Bulls bandwagon took off when the team won its first championship. Team merchandise was sold around the world, and the players were treated like rock stars. The bandwagon took a sabbatical when Jordan ...
- SADD has new goals, looks for name to match - Detroit Free Press
A statewide network of youth groups -- originally named after Mothers Against Drunk Driving -- is broadening its mandate to include fighting teen obesity and plans to get a new name. Student Leadership Services, a Waterford nonprofit that oversees ...
- YOUR SPACE: Teen’s gift of recitation gets her a chance to win $20 ... - Colorado Springs Gazette
Scary poem chick. Fifteen-year-old Brittany Harden says that's how she's known after reading a dark poem by Mary Karr to the entire school. It goes with the turf of a state poetry champ. This week, the Palmer High School freshman is representing ...
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